Michael Djupstrom is a composer and pianist whose music has been commissioned by many major institutions such as the Philadelphia Orchestra Association, National Cherry Blossom Festival, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Eugene Symphony, Santa Rosa Symphony, Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, Arizona Friends of Chamber Music, and Tanglewood Music Center and has been presented and broadcast across the Americas, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia. He has received awards from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, Pew Center for Arts and Heritage, Romanian Cultural Institute, S&R Foundation, and many other organizations.
Djupstrom's special interest in Romanian music has led to performances as pianist at the George Enescu Festival of McGill University, a recital of contemporary Romanian and American works at the Meridian Festival in Bucharest, advanced Romanian language study, and the creation of a concert series in Minnesota focusing on this rarely-performed repertoire. In Philadelphia, he teaches chamber music at the University of Pennsylvania.
At MacDowell in 2017, Djupstrom focused on the composition of a new string quartet commissioned by Arizona Friends of Chamber Music for the acclaimed Dover Quartet. The work premiered at the 25th Tucson Winter Chamber Music Festival. During his 2025 residency, he worked on a new piece for orchestra.
